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Bride Esther and groom Steeve are carried on ornate thrones at their henna party in the week leading up to their wedding in 2007 in Casablanca, Morocco. (Courtesy of Indiana University Press)
February 14, 2024, 4:23 pm
Global mazel tov! New book chronicles weddings of 100 Jewish brides from around world
Women’s firsthand accounts illustrate the huge variety of customs associated with Jewish nuptials, while not shying away from pain and frustration about some practices
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Christina, played by Lena Fraifeld, and Valeria, played by Dasha Tvoronovich, in 'Valeria is Getting Married' by director Michal Vinik. (Courtesy)
March 19, 2023, 3:34 pm
A match made in desperation: New Israeli film unveils plight of mail-order brides
Playing at the Boston Israeli Film Festival, ‘Valeria is Getting Married’ touches on the murky morality of these mutualistic relationships – and their resulting emotional toll
By Rich Tenorio
Aleeza Chanowitz is real, raunchy and fearless in 'Chanshi,' the new Hot series heading to 2023 Sundance (Courtesy Ohad Romano/HOT)
January 21, 2023, 10:42 am
Raunchy Israeli TV comedy ‘Chanshi’ heads to Sundance
Orthodox Judaism has a new kind of hero in Aleeza Chanowitz, co-creator and star of HOT’s show about a young woman from Brooklyn who moves to Israel to explore her sexual side
By Jessica Steinberg
Sarah Bechor
March 20, 2016, 3:37 pm
Sarah Bechor
Marriages: Arranged but not deranged
The way hasidim discover ‘the one’ may not work for outsiders, but they tap into something she can’t reach
Illustrative photo of soldiers from Nahal Haredi, an ultra-Orthodox battalion in the Israel Defense Forces (Abir Sultan/Flash90, File)
February 7, 2016, 9:54 pm
Army promotional video courts Haredi youth
Tongue-in-cheek clip calls on ultra-Orthodox to enlist in religious cadet program
By Daniel Douek
Illustrative photo of Borough Park. (CC BY Violette79, Flickr)
November 24, 2015, 10:34 pm
Hasidic suicide victim was forced to marry cousin — report
Sara Mayer struggled with depression after arranged marriage; hanged herself months after sister Faigy also took own life
By JTA
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